Good news, nerds! Starting on April 9th I’ll be writing a biweekly column about pop culture heroines for Renegade Chicks, a great up-and-coming online magazine for women and by women. I’m incredibly excited to be a part of the RC team and can’t wait to start gushing about all my favorite lady heroes.

This ridiculous bout of eternal winter that we’re currently experiencing in New York has been especially weird for me, as it must be for all fans of the hit HBO show Game of Thrones. After all, we won’t shut up about how winter is always coming all the time, and now it won’t go away.

Once upon a time I would pass by the beauty section of my local CVS, take in the sight of all those multicolored Essie bottles shining under the fluorescent light, and NOT feel compelled to buy any of them.